St Rollox Goods West
Location type
SidingsName and dates
St Rollox Goods West (1831-1968)Opened on the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway.
Description
This mineral depot was east of Glebe Street (Pinkston Road) and approached from the east. The fan of lines was north of the Garnkirk line. Glebe Street Works was located by the street. To the south, over the railway, was the St Rollox Chemical Works. An extension of the works was built to the north of the goods depot. Waste material was deposited to the north.
The scrapyard of A R Brown, McFarlane & Co Ltd was located here.
A siding from the yard was extended north, crossing the Buchanan Street extension to reach an area used for chemical waste disposal, which had former clay pits serving the Fountainwell Brick Works. The siding continued north to join the Port Dundas Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway), giving the works a new approach.
The yard closed in 1968 and was cleared. The site is partly vacant and partly a car dealership.
One siding was the Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Cos. Siding , belonging to a company associated with the main company at the Tennants Chemical Works.
Tags
Sidings goods canal basinExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
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NLS Map
| Nearby stations Glasgow (Townhead) St Rollox [2nd] Buchanan Street Glasgow Queen Street High Level Glasgow Queen Street Low Level High Street College [1st] Buchanan Street [Subway] Cowcaddens [Subway] Barnhill Garngad Cowlairs Springburn Glasgow Cross Gallowgate | Glebe Street Works Broomhill Cottage St Rollox Chemical Works St Rollox Basin St Rollox Saw Mills St Rollox Depot Meiklehill Coal and Coke Depot Buchanan Street Tunnel St Rollox Cotton Mill St Rollox Canal Junction [Canal] St Rollox Girder Works Castle Street Coal Depot Pinkston Bog Tourist/other Buchanan Street Tunnel East Signal Box Inchbelly Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 24/07/1968 | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Townhead (St Rollox Goods West) to St Rollox Works closed to goods. |
Books
| The Monkland & Kirkintilloch and associated railways |
